KANA
Radio station in Anaconda, Montana, United States
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KANA (580 AM) was a radio station licensed to serve Anaconda, Montana, United States. The station was owned by Ted Austin, through licensee Southwest Montana Media LLC. It aired a classic hits music format.[1] The station's transmitter site was off Landfill Road in Anaconda, Montana.[2]
- Ted Austin
- (Southwest Montana Media LLC)
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| Frequency | 580 kHz |
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| History | |
First air date | October 24, 1946 |
Last air date | August 21, 2023 |
Call sign meaning | Anaconda |
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| Facility ID | 668 |
| Class | D |
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Transmitter coordinates | 46°07′43″N 112°55′25″W |
| Translator | 100.7 K264CZ (Butte) |
The station was assigned the KANA call sign by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
Ownership
In December 2006, a deal was reached for KANA to be acquired by Butte Broadcasting, Inc. (Ronald Davis, president/general manager) from Jim Ray Carroll as part of a three-station deal with a total reported sale price of $500,000.[3]
Butte Broadcasting donated KANA to A.W.A.R.E., Inc., a non-profit corporation, effective August 3, 2012.
Effective October 25, 2018, A.W.A.R.E., Inc. sold KANA to Ted Austin's Southwest Montana Media LLC for $25,000.
On August 21, 2023, Southwest Montana Media surrendered the licenses for KANA and translator K264CZ to the FCC, who cancelled them the same day.[4]
